Category: AL Precursors
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Predictions: Producers Guild of America
Producers measure quality differently than others. Their accuracy has improved over the years, however. PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Picture Anora WL The Brutalist WL PP TL A Complete Unknown Nil Conclave PP Dune: Part Two Nil…
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Predictions: Directors Guild of America
The DGA has picked the Oscar winner so often that you have to take any choices they make as de facto endorsements of the future Oscar winner. At least in the main category. The others don’t have as much impact/success. DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up…
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Predictions: Annie Awards
The Annie Awards are the preeminent authority on animation. They get it wrong. Way wrong. But they still have a pretty solid track record. ANNIE AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Animated Feature Inside Out 2 TL Kung Fu Panda 4 Nil…
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Predictions: Critics Choice
The second broadcast awards show of the season to be quickly overshadowed by the raft of guild honors the next few weeks. CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: The Critics Choice Awards were put off due to the…
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Predictions: Costume Designers Guild
The Costume Designers Guild releasing midweek isn’t unusual this year but their choices might give us an idea how strong some films are going into the Oscars. COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILDAWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Period Costume Design The Book of Clarence…
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7th Latino Journalists Nominations
Latino and Latina journalists have chosen their best films of the year. Emilia Pérez was, unsurprisingly, the big nominee this year. Several other films doing about what would be expected of them. Los Frikis and I’m Still Here also did better than they have with other groups. Nominations Tallies (17) Emilia Pérez (10) Dune: Part…
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45th London Critics Awards
London’s critics though three films had more worthwhile merits than their own Best Picture winner. Hmmm… Awards Tallies (2) Conclave, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain (1) All We Imagine as Light, Anora, Bird, Blitz, The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, Hard Truths, Kneecap, No Other Land, The Outrun, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Wander to Wonder…
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67th Grammy Awards
Three winners from 2023 and one winner that was ineligible for this year’s Oscars. If it weren’t clear from the nominations, it’s certainly clear now. These will have no impact. The Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media It Never Went Away – American Symphony (2023) Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Dune: Part Two…
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29th OFTA Film Nominations
We see lots of the regular choices but Emilia Pérez didn’t seem to impress this group with a scant 3 nominations total. Wicked also does significantly better than most everywhere else. Nominations Tallies (19) Wicked (14) Dune: Part Two (13) Anora (11) The Brutalist (10) Conclave (9) The Substance (8) Challengers (7) Sing Sing (6)…
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28th Online Critics Awards
It’s concerning that they wouldn’t pick Wicked for Costume Design but other than that oversight, the results are pretty well expected. Awards Tallies (5) Dune: Part Two (3) Anora, The Substance (2) Challengers, Conclave (1) All We Imagine as Light, Dahomey, A Different Man, Flow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The People’s Joker, A Real…